diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 22439808..3583d956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       # Checkout with full history for to allow compare with base branch
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   #   name: Build Documentation
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
   #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
   #     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
   #       with:
   #         python-version: ${{ env.python_version}}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Report licences in use (SPDX)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.python_version}}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install "setuptools<81" detect-secrets[gibberish]==1.5.0
           python -m pip list
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: detect-secrets
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.python_version}}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Determine dependencies
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and test
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index a3646077..71bed56a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ad7dfba1..bbf4986f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
index 6f6c5828..442dd7fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
     steps:
       # Checkout with full history for to allow compare with base branch
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 7a44872f..a84ef6a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index c42adec7..36143e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c7b68bf2..f833212b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Carry out a release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.python_version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 58d66d3e..c31f5ee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v3.1.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v3.1.0
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/news/20260619063302.bugfix b/news/20260619063302.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb42d56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/20260619063302.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dependency upgrade: checkout-7.0.0